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家 (jiā) In Chinese, 家 (jiā) can refer to one’s family as well as one’s home. So one can point to his or her family picture and say“ 我家有四口人 ”(Wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén; There are four people in my family) one can also point to his or her house and say“ 这是我家 ”(Zhè shì wǒ jiā; This is my home).

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有 (yǒu) in the Sense of “to Exist” 我家有五个人。 Wǒ jiā yǒu wǔ ge rén. There are five people in my family.

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There are two college students in Little Gao’s family. 小高家有两个大学生。 Xiǎo Gāo jiā yǒu liǎng ge dàxuéshēng.

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口 (kǒu) is the idiomatic measure word in northern China for the number of family members. In the south, people say 个 (gè /ge) instead.

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The numeral 一 (yī, one) The numeral 一 (yī, one) is pronounced in the first tone (yī) when it stands alone or comes at the end of a phrase or sentence. Otherwise, its pronunciation changes according to the following rules:

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(a) Before a fourth-tone syllable, it becomes second tone: 一个 (yí gè). (b) Before a first-, second- or third-tone syllable, it is pronounced in the fourth tone 一张 (yì zhāng, a sheet), 一盘 (yì pán, one plate), 一本 (yì běn, one volume).

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The Usage of 二 (èr) and 两 (liǎng) 二 (èr) and 两 (liǎng) both mean “two,” but they differ in usage.

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In compound numerals, 二 (èr) is always used for the 2 on the last two digits 22 二十二 èrshí’èr 125 一百二十五 yìbǎi èrshí’wǔ

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The Adverb 都 (dōu, both; all) The word 都 (dōu) indicates inclusiveness. As it always occurs in front of a verb, it is classified as an adverb. However, because it refers to something that has been mentioned earlier in the sentence, or in a preceding sentence, it also has a pronoun-like flavor and it must be used at the end of an enumeration.